Monday, February 8th, 2010 - Featured Aisle Runner

It’s great having Disney as one of Original Runner’s biggest clients and we love that they order uniquely elegant aisle runners.  We knew our readers would appreciate seeing this new aisle runner made for Disney because we created something completely new in weddings for their clients Cassin & John.  Have you ever seen a hand-cut scalloped border on an aisle runner?  Neither had we but we just fell in love with the results.  Take note that the names on the aisle runner were designed in iridescent glitter so they really popped on the aisle (but not so much in this poor studio picture).  This runner would be perfect for any completely custom wedding but we’re also thinking Sweet 16, Bat Mitzvah, bridal shower or anything else where a little whimsy will work.  Let us know if you liked it too!

 

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Friday, February 5th, 2010 - Bright Ideas

As we end this week and prepare for a snowstorm this evening, I just wanted to say a few things.  Firstly, thanks to Uniquely Yours for the great Blog article today about aisle runners and why they love The Original Runner Company.  Check out this great piece by clicking here.

         

 

Secondly, I saw a video done today by me friend Bonnie Marcus who happens to make the most fashion-forward cards and products available.  I am sure you have seen her amazing cards since she now in over 1,000 stores worldwide (such as Bloomingdales & Harrods to name a few).  Bonnie is one smart businesswoman and offers some of her sage advice in this American Express video.  

Have a great weekend everyone and stay warm!  ~Julie

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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 - Featured Weddings

Platinum Weddings on we.tv featured the extravagant wedding of Annisha & Kennard Jones.    This $500k+ affair highlighted the colors yellow, black and white for a classically modern look.  Annisha -a hip hop artist and Kennard- a minor league ball player, met through the bride’s Hall of Fame father Tony Gwynn (formerly of the San Diego Padres).  Our applause to Laurel McFarlane of McFarland Productions for pulling together this tented event on the grounds of  Gwynn family estate.  The unique floral design was by Embellishmints and the amazing photos were by Suzanne Hansen of SheWanders.com.  We were honred to have our Marshmallow White aisle runner as part of this spectacular decor.  This wedding was also featured in Exquisite Weddings by Sand Diego Magazine.  Congrats to this beautiful couple!

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Friday, January 29th, 2010 - Big News

So here is the scoop, The Knot is seeking brides-to-be to model weddings dresses for The Knot LIVE.  It is a weekly web series which will kick off on February 10th on TheKnot.com.  If you interested in being featured modeling wedding gowns then email your answers to the following questions to jfriedman@theknot.com right away.

• *Your Name
• *Age
• *Are you registered on TheKnot.com? If yes, what is your Knottie name?
• *Contact Info (think email & phone number)
• *Have you bought your wedding dress yet?
• *Dress size?   Shoe size?   Height?   Bra size?
• *One full body photo & one face shot photo

Good luck and we look forward to seeing you on theKnot.com!

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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 - Featured Aisle Runner

This is the tale of Shannon & Aaron.    Aaron had romance on his mind when he arranged for Shannon to literally  have “Breakfast at Tiffanys” for his proposal.  With a stunning engagement ring and engraved Tiffany locket in hand, he got down on one knee and proposed right there in front of  Tiffany.   The locket simply said “Shannon Will You Marry Me?” on one side and “Love, Aaron” on the other.  With the locket around her neck and a spectacular ring on her finger, Shannon came to visit us at The Original Runner Company.  Now that we had the locket serving as our inspiration, we created a completely custom metallic and crystal aisle runner that will hang in their home for many years to come.  I have to offer kudos to my amazing team for creating such a realistic image of the engagement locket with nothing more than a paint brush.  Congrats to Shannon & Aaron for being so darn romantic and trying something so creative with their aisle runner.

   

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Friday, January 22nd, 2010 - Big News

Whew, it has been quite a press month at The Original Runner Company.  We were delighted to see the wedding of our clients Nicki & Michael featured in The Knot magazine for Spring 2010.  This gorgeous brocade themed affair was designed by the immensely-talented Pampered Bride Weddings  and photographed by CLB Photography.  We just loved the brocade monogram by Cam Turner Design and we were psyched to paint this design on one of our non-slip fabric aisle runners.  Love this look?  We can create the same for your next event.

   

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Thursday, January 21st, 2010 - Featured Aisle Runner

We have always bragged that we have the best clients hands down but when I get an email like this one below- I just have to share.  Since aisle runners are considered by some to be “non-necessity” item, we regularly combat the idea that they are simply not worth the cost.  Thanks so much to Antresa W.  for reminding all of us at Original Runners why we love our jobs and just how much our work means to our clients.  

“Hello to all at The Original Runner Company,
      I finally received my Runner the other day, and I actually almost started crying. The Runner is Absolutely GORGEOUS, and looks even more beautiful than I could have every imagined. At first I was reluctant to pay the dollar amount paid, because I felt like, maybe it won’t be  worth it.  But I kept checking your site daily, and weekly, and finally broke down and paid for the runner……And I can actually say without a  shadow of a doubt that the Runner is definitely worth it.  THANK You, THANK you, THANK you for making my day even more heartfelt and touching, by personalizing my runner. Once again it is beautiful, and I LOVE the flower design and the sparkle touch you guys added to the silver color.”  Antresa W.

  

 

 

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Monday, January 18th, 2010 - Big News

The Original Runner Company was lucky enough to have been chosen by Dell Computers to receive a prize package of over $15,000 in technology for our production studio.  We were selected because Dell wanted to know why growing small businesses (like The Original Runner Co.) do not buy their own servers.  With our brand spankin’ new server, color laser printer and new computers; we are more productive than ever.  Now we have space for all oof our client’s wedding pictures!  The project was so successful that Dell Computers even made a video about The Original Runner Co.   Thanks Dell. 

    See the Dell video about The Original Runner Co.

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Thursday, January 14th, 2010 - Big News

We just love the Celebrity Wedding Blog by WeddingChannel.com!  Here is a big thank you for featuring The Original Runner Company again for the aisle runner we created for Kevin Jonas’ Winter Wonderland wedding.  This blog is a must-see for all celebrity wedding enthusiasts and we know you are out there.  If you need ideas for you seasonal wedding aisle runner just give us a call- 973.744.7070.

Here is the Celebrity Wedding Buzz posting:  CLICK HERE

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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 - Big News

By now you have probably heard the InStyle Weddings published their last issue as of Winter 2010.  We are very sad to see this great magazine disappear as they had always been such big supporters of The Original Runner Co.  In fact, they were the first magazine to feature our non-slip aisle runners back in 2003 right after we did the Bachelorette wedding for TV.  So it seems appropriate that InStyle Weddings says good-bye by naming Original Runners the “Best of the Web”.   We thank them for this honor and say that you will missed by the entire industry.  In this same issue, we were excited to see that InStyle Weddings featured the wedding of our client NBA star Rip Hamilton too.  This gorgeous event was designed by Tina LaMorte of Oh So Fabulous Event Design.

       

  

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